Cannot create a new replacement service mesh after the original service mesh is deleted.

Products

• VMware HCX

Issue/Introduction

• The original service mesh was deleted.
• No other service meshes or HCX appliances exist.
• Only the HCX managers remain.
• All HCX managers appear to be healthy.
• The current service mesh appears to be healthy.
• When attempting to create a new service mesh, the inventory of the peer site does not populate.
• The remote site compute profile cannot be chosen, therefore the creation of the service mesh is halted.
• No graphical indications or logs reveal any issues or error messages.

Environment

HCX

Resolution

• Ensure connectivity between HCX Managers and vCenter Servers.
• Test port connectivity from HCX manager with "nc -vz <Peer HCX Manager IP Address> [443|902|80]"  to ensure the requiired ports are open in any firewall
• Reboot the managers to ensure they are in a ready state.
• If the above steps to do not resolve the issue and the creation of a new service mesh fails: 
  
  • Delete the current HCX pairing
  • Initiate a new pairing
  • Create the new service mesh